Two weeks at EYB: Pumpkin recipes, cookbook clubs, giveaways, EYBD Previews and more

We skipped last week’s roundup as the monthly newsletter had just been published and we try to respect your inbox by spacing out our roundups and newsletters. October, my favorite month, is here, and in America, the arrival of cooler temperatures comes with an explosion of pumpkin spice everything.

What is pumpkin spice? No, isn’t one of the Spice Girls – pumpkin spice is an American spice mix commonly used as an ingredient in pumpkin pie and is generally a blend of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and sometimes allspice. It is similar to the British mixed spice. In America, every year during this season, my social media is full of memes from pro-pumpkin spicers and anti-pumpkin spicers.

Whether you mark down the days until the pumpkin spice latte hits the offerings board at your local coffee house or you are anti-pumpkin spice, pumpkins are very cheap this time of year and can be used in sweet and savory dishes.

We have over 16,000 recipes (online recipes) in our Library with pumpkin as an ingredient plus 30+ recipes for a Pumpkin spice latte (online recipes). Warm and comforting, the spices added to pumpkin recipes make the house smell cozy.

Personally, I love a pumpkin scone (my favorite recipe shown and linked above). Note: The View from Great Island blog has some of my favorite scone recipes. Don’t hate me when you find yourself making all the scones!

The Last Two Weeks on our Blog

Since our last roundup, Darcie has written articles entitled:

• Inspiration for us all
• Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?
• Do you really need to rinse rice before cooking?
• Table for one
• Great British Chef’s fascinating Signature Series
• We all need a happy hour
• Fresh isn’t always best
• Bling for your Instant Pot
• Celebrate International Coffee DayHot pot might be older than we think

Darcie’s weekly food news antipasto is shared every Sunday #foodnews brings up these information-packed posts from the most current to the first one.

Over the last two weeks, I’ve shared the October 2020 Great Big Cookbook Club Roundup (an outline of cookbook clubs and their cooking/baking choices), September 2020 New Cookbook Review, and September 2020 Eat Your Books Cookbook Club Summary (which highlights our choices through January 2021).

Giveaways that have been posted: Challenger Breadware & Loaf Story Worldwide Giveaway, Heirloom Kitchen Worldwide Giveaway including a Quick Bites and Amboy – Cookbook Giveaway. Lots more promotions coming up. The last two weeks were slammed with September reviews and more!

Other articles shared:

• Kindle Unlimited Savings in Preparation for Prime Day
• Cookbook preorder perks and cookbook subscription boxes for Fall and Winter
• Great British Bake Off – Recap – Week 1 – Cakes

The looking forward to 2020 cookbook preview post and the Kindle cookbook deals are being continually updated as well as my 2021 preview.

Jenny and the EYB Team

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Featured Recently Indexed Titles

• The New Filipino Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from Around the Globe by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri
• The Best of the Best and More (The Best of Bridge Cookbooks series) by Karen Brimacombe
• The Pie Room by Calum Franklin
• The Art of Cake: The Crème de la Crème of the World’s Favourite Desserts by Alice Oehr
• Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes for the Southern Flavors of Smoke, Sugar, Spice, and Soul by Jenné Claiborne
• Skinnytaste Meal Prep: Healthy Make-Ahead Meals and Freezer Recipes to Simplify Your Life by Gina Homolka
• Pie for Everyone: Recipes and Stories from Petee’s Pie, New York’s Best Pie Shop by Petra Paredez
• Essential Ottolenghi: A Collection by Yotam Ottolenghi
• The Complete Guide to Baking: Bread, Brioche and Other Gourmet Treats by Landemaine Rodolphe
• 12 Bones Smokehouse: A Mountain BBQ Cookbook by Bryan King, Angela Koh and Shane Heavner
• Essential Baking: More Than 200 Step-by-Step Recipes
• Maenam: A Fresh Approach to Thai Cooking by Angus An
• Smörgåsbord: Deliciously Simple Modern Scandinavian Recipes by Peter’s Yard and Signe Johansen
• Old World Italian: Recipes and Secrets from Our Travels in Italy by Mimi Thorisson
• The Honeysuckle Cookbook: 100 Healthy, Feel-Good Recipes to Live Deliciously by Dzung Lewis
• Tailgreat: How to Crush It at Tailgating by John Currence
• British Seasonal Food: A Year Round Celebration of the Finest Produce, with Inspiring Recipes for Every Month by Mark Hix
• The Chicken Soup Manifesto: Recipes from Around the World by Jenn Louis

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Member Photo of the Week from the Last Two Weeks

Torn plum browned-butter cake from Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over by Alison Roman submitted by member Astrid5555

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Roasted butternut squash with pistachios and feta from Nutritious Delicious: Turbocharge Your Favorite Recipes with 50 Everyday Superfoods by America’s Test Kitchen submitted by member Tweedles81

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Featured Online Recipes from the Last Two Weeks

German bakery-style chocolate chip cookies from Bake at 350 by Bridget Edwards

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Roasted tomato soup with halloumi croutons from Feasting at Home

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EYBDigital Previews

Recently we uploaded our 766th EYBDigital Preview where a selection of full sample pages is available for the following cookbooks.

Learn more about EYBDigital Previews.

Note: To learn why you cannot add all EYBDigital Preview recipes to your Bookshelf, please read this Help page.

• 3 recipes from F*ck That’s Hot: A Spicy Guide to Upping the Heat in the Kitchen by Billy Law
• 3 recipes from Drinks on the Lanai: Cocktails, Mocktails (and Cheesecake) Inspired By The Golden Girls by Elouise Anders
• 3 recipes from Five Marys Ranch Raised Cookbook: Homegrown Recipes from Our Family to Yours by Mary Heffernan
• 3 recipes from The Lebanese Cookbook: Exploring the Food of Lebanon, Syria and Jordan by Ghillie Basan

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Cookbook Giveaways
Click on the Bold Blue Link Below to Enter

• Enter our US/UK giveaway to win a copy of A Table for Friends: The Art of Cooking for Two or Twenty by Skye McAlpine Expires 10/12/2020
• Enter our US/worldwide giveaway to win one of three copies of Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine by Olia Hercules Note: EYB is providing one additional copy worldwide. Expires 10/23/2020

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*Please note due to the lingering delays due to the pandemic, some promotions are extended until warehouses are available to resume the shipment of books. Publishers ask that we be patient awaiting the arrival of prizes. The cookbook giveaway roundup shares all current giveaways.

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